U.S. Army contradictions muddy picture plan of JLTV as long-term replacement for military Humvee
WASHINGTON – Contradictory statements by Army Undersecretary Ryan McCarthy have left unclear just how many of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) the service intends to buy. The service intends to buy 500 fewer JLTVs next year -- but will it still buy the total planned 49,000? Defense One reports. Continue reading original article
The Military & Aerospace Electronics take:
22 March 2019 --Contradictions in statements by Army Undersecretary Ryan McCarthy have left unclear just how many Joint Light Tactical Vehicles the service intends to buy.
On March 11, Army officials told Congress -- via the Defense Department’s spending proposal for fiscal 2020 -- that they want to shrink next year’s purchase of the Humvee replacements from the planned 3,035 to 2,530, a 16 percent cut.
That same day, McCarthy told reporters at the Pentagon the service is “looking hard at the requirements associated, just how many JLTVs that we need in the program.”
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John Keller, chief editor
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